Improvement in cattle-stanchions



C. H. MANN.

Cattle Stanchion.

Patented Sept. 3, 1867.

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TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM- THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:

Be it known that'I, CHARLES H. MANN, of Fail-lee, in the-county ofOrange, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful or animproved Cattle-Stanchion; and do hereby declare the same to be fullydescribed in the following specification, and represented in theaccompanying drawings, of which Figure 1 is a side elevation, and IFigure-2 a longitudinal section of two of such stanchions with theirsupporting frame.

My invention is a rotary stanchion, capable of turning laterally onjournals, in order that it may be adjustable to an ox, or animal whoseneck may be within it, and while he may be lying down or turning hishead or neck. a

In the drawings, A denotes the supporting frame of the stanchions, itbeing formed of two horizontal steptimbers, a b, and certain connectingupright planks, c d cl. Each of the said planks d has one edgeperpendicular and the other inclined to the bed-timber, in manner asrepresented. One of thestanchions B B is arranged between-each two ofthe said planks c d d, in manner as exhibited in the drawings, suchstanchion being composed of two horizontal bars, e f, a connection-bar,g, and a movable bar, it. The movable bar is hinged or jointed to thelower barf, and enters a slot, 2', formed in the upper bar 6. A pawl, 0,arranged in the slot 2', and on. centre pin, it, serves to hold the barit in parallelism with the upright bar g, I

- By raising the pawl the bar It may be moved so as, to admit the headof an animal into the stanchion, or enable it to be removed therefrom.The stanchion so constructed is provided with two journals, ll, oneprojecting upward from its bar, e, and the other being extended downwardfrom the bar These journals enter bearings m m, made in the step-timbersa b, and they admit of the stanchion being revolved or turned laterally.

I claim the rotary stanchion, as well as its arrangement and combinationwith a holding frame. or its equivalent, the whole being substantiallyas described CHAS. H. MANN.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. BROWN, JOHN Srnnrron.

